Identifying mental illness in children can be tricky for parents and health care providers. As a result, many children who could benefit from treatment don’t get the help they need in the very initial stages. Children are...

In a culture obsessed with dieting and weight loss, eating disorders often go undetected or are dismissed as simply a focus on diet. Eating disorders are serious mental health disorders that affect 30 million Americans (20...

Michelle’s parents did not address her anorexia until she weighed less than 85 pounds. At 5’10”, she was a skeleton compared to the healthy teen she had once been. “My mom and dad said nothing to me about my weight loss, until...

What are eating disorders? Anorexia and bulimia are the two most serious eating disorders. Each illness involves a preoccupation with control over body weight, eating and food. People with anorexia are determined to control the...